diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_longdata_aps256.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_longdata_aps256.dts
index 32f781a9e3..4d92fcaa27 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_longdata_aps256.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_longdata_aps256.dts
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@
 
 };
 
-&builtin_switch {
-	/delete-property/ qca,phy4-mii-enable; /* need to delete this to make all 5 FE ports work */
-};
-
 &usb_phy {
 	status = "okay";
 };
@@ -172,7 +168,16 @@
 	gmac-config {
 		device = <&gmac>;
 		switch-phy-swap = <0>;
-		switch-only-mode = <1>;
+		switch-only-mode = <0>;
 	};
 };
 
+&eth0 {
+	status = "okay";
+
+	phy-handle = <&swphy4>;
+
+	nvmem-cells = <&macaddr_art_1002 1>;
+	nvmem-cell-names = "mac-address";
+};
+
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
index 9ebdcdca6f..502b319bd1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/01_leds
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ kuwfi,c910)
 	ucidef_set_led_switch "lan2" "LAN2" "white:lan2" "switch0" "0x02"
 	;;
 longdata,aps256)
-	ucidef_set_led_switch "wan" "WAN" "blue:wan" "switch0" "0x20"
+	ucidef_set_led_netdev "wan" "WAN" "blue:wan" "eth1"
 	ucidef_set_led_switch "lan1" "LAN1" "blue:lan-1" "switch0" "0x04"
 	ucidef_set_led_switch "lan2" "LAN2" "blue:lan-2" "switch0" "0x02"
 	;;
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
index f38eaa7866..464fec44d1 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/generic/base-files/etc/board.d/02_network
@@ -419,8 +419,9 @@ ath79_setup_interfaces()
 			"0@eth0" "5:wan" "6@eth1" "4:lan"
 		;;
 	longdata,aps256)
+		ucidef_set_interface_wan "eth1"
 		ucidef_add_switch "switch0" \
-			"0@eth0" "1:lan:2" "2:lan:1" "5:wan"
+			"0@eth0" "1:lan:2" "2:lan:1"
 		;;
 	meraki,mr12)
 		ucidef_set_interface_lan "eth0"